Rail anchor



Dec. 4, 1923.

P. W. MOORE RAIL ANCHOR Filed July 21 1921 Patented Dec. 4, 1923..

UNITED. STATES PHILIP W. MOORE, OF HUBBARD WOODS, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO,THE P. & M. COM- PANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

RAIL ANCHOR.

Application filed July 21,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP W. Moons, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hubbard Woods, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Anchors, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to rail anchors, more particularly to rail anchorsof the two 1 piece type, and has for its object the provision of a newand improved rail anchor device of simple construction which device maybe conveniently and quickly applied to or removed from a rail, which maybe manufactured at a minimum cost. and which, when applied to the rail,will maintain a firm grip on opposite edges of the rail base, so as notto become loosened by the vibrations of the rail or other disturbinginfluences.

The invention consists in the new and improved constructions.arrangements and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimedfor carrying out the above stated objects and such other incidentalobjects as will appear from the following descri tion.

T e invention is illustrated in a preferred embodiment in theaccompanying drawing, wherein- Fig. 1 is a fragmentary view in plan of arailway rail showing an anchor device constructed lIl accordance with myinvention applied thereto in its operative position.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1, looking in thedirection indicated by the arrow, and

Fig. 3 is an end view of the structure 40 shown in Fig. 2, this viewbeing taken from the right hand side of Fig. 2.

Like characters of reference designate like parts in the severalfigures, of the drawing.

My improved rail anchor, in its preferred form consists of a shoe and asiring yoke member 11, which together em race the base of a rail 12 andgrip the same with a combined spring pressure and shackle hold. The shoemember is preferably, though not necessarily, made of cast metal and isprovided with a recess13 which defines the upper and lower jaws 14 and15 which fit over one edge of the rail base and bear against the upperand lower surfaces thereof. The forward face 16 of the shoe 1921.'Serial No. 486,402.

member is flat and is adapted to bear against the adjacent face of thecross tie 17. In order to provide a relatively large bearing surface forthe tie abutting face 16. without adding additional weight to the shoe.the shoe member is formed with a flanged portion 18. The rear face ofthe shoe member is formed with an angular projection 19, one flange 20of which bears against the upper inclined surface of the rail base andthe other flange 21 of which is adapted to engage with the vertical edgeof said base and preferably to extend a slight distance below the loweredge of the rail base. Another projection or arm 22 is formed on therear face of the shoe member at a point, preferably, below theprojection 19, and functions as a support for one end of the spring yokemember 11. This projection may be of any suitable configuration in crosssection, though it is preferably made angular and arranged, as shown inFig. 2, so that the lower edge of the yoke member 11 will bear against arelatively small area of the arm. With this arrangement, the yoke member11 may assume various diagonalpositions across the rail base without anyappreciable resistance being presented by the frictional contact of theyoke with the arm portion22 of the shoe.

The spring yoke member is formed at one end with a jaw portion 23,having a lip 24 bent backwardly from the tie 17 which lip engages withthe upper surface of the rail base. The other end is formed with anupstanding portion 25 which engages with the outer face of the flange 21of the angular projection 19 of the shoe member. The body portion 11 ofthe spring yoke member is normally flat when free of the rail and is ofa greater width than the distance between the projections 19-22 of theshoe so that it is necessary to twist the yoke before it can bepositioned-(as shown in Fig. 3) between the said projections.

In applying the anchor, the shoe member is applied over one edge of therail base with its tie abutting face 16 adjacent one of the cross tiesof the road bed. The jaw portion 23 of the yoke is then hooked over theother edge of the rail base, A suitable wrench (not shown) is thenapplied to the upstandingportion of the yoke andthe body portion twistedbackwardly from tie to a position substantially as shown dotted thelower edge thereof and a second projecjected to a torsional strainwhen'applied,

wi l assume a cramped position between the projections l9-22 of theshoe. The torsional strain of theyoke, in addition to maintaining a firmengagement between the shoeand yoke members will also effect a firmspring-pressure engagement of the jaw end 23 of the yoke with the upperand lower surfaces of the rail base. The jaw end 23 of the yoke may bedriven toward the cross.

tie against which the shoe member abuts until the yoke'assumes adiagonal position across the rail base suitable for effecting a firmshackle hold on opposite edges of the rail base when the device issubjected to a creeping pressure of the rail.

I claim:

1. A rail anchor comprising a shoe member formed with a jaw to engageone edge of a rail base and with means defining the upper and loweredges of a recess, and a spring member formed with a jaw for engagingthe other edgeiif' said rail base and adapted tobe positioned insaidg'ecess and be supported on said. means vdelinin the lower edgeiwlsaid recess; the body 0 said spifing meme-er being of greater widththan the distance between {said-assess defining means whereby it isnsceary to subject it to a torsionalstram in applyingit to its opcrativepositionw g 4 2. A railanchorccomprising'a'shoe member adaptedto fitover one edge of a rail base. formed with an angular projection whichengages with. the upper and vertical surraces of said rail base andprovided with a second pro ection .whic'h'together with said firstmentionedproject-ion and the rear face of said shoe define a recess, anda spring yoke formed at one end with rail engaging means and atthe'nther with an upstanding portion adapted to engage with the outersurface of said shoe; the body. portion of the yoke interveningbetween'atssaid rail eugaging means andupstanding portion-being ofgreater width' than said recess and adapted to be twisted and positioned'in said recess.

'3. A rail anchor comprising a slice member adapted to fit over one edgeof a rail base, formed with an angular projection "having a lateralflange which engages with the upper surface of the rail'ba'se and avertica flange engaging the vertical surface of the .rail base andextending below being of greater width than said recess and adapted tobe twisted and positioned insaid recess.

4. A rail anchor comprising a shoe member adapted to fit over one edgeof a rail 'base formed on its rear face with an angular projection whichfits over the upper corner of the rail base and extends below the loweredge thereof, a second projection arranged below said first projection,which defines the loweredge of a recess, and a normally flat spring yokeformed at one end With a jaw having an angularly disposed lip forengaging the upper surface of the rail base and at the other end with anupstanding portion for engaging the outer surface of said angularprojection, the portion of the yoke intervening between its railengaging jaw and said upstanding portion being adapted to be given atorsional twist and positioned between said projectionsand in bindingengagement therewith.

5. A rail anchor comprising .a spring metal yoke provided with a bodyportion formed at one end'with a jaw adapted to hook over one edge of arail base and at the other end with an upstanding portion, and a shoemember adapted to fit over the opposite edge of the rail and formed withan angular projection intervening between the rail base and saidupstanding portion of said yoke and provided with a projection forsupporting said yoke in its applied position; the body portion of saidyoke being adapted to be subjected to a torsional strain and positionedbetween the said projections and in binding engagement therewith.

6. A rail anchor comprising a shoe member-formed with a jaw to engageone edge of a rail base and with upper and lower arms extendinglongitudinally of the rail to provide a recess, and a spring memberformed with a jaw for engaging the op- .posite edge of said rail baseand with a body portion extending transversely of said rail base adaptedto be positioned in said duo recess, whereby canting of said bod isrequired to permit its entrance i to sai recess.

PHILIP w; MooRE

